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Along with his wealth, Elon Musk is renowned for his eccentricity, a character trait that came to the fore during his tortuous $44bn takeover of Twitter. As the FT’s Ortenca Aliaj explains, the deal not only turned Musk into one of the world’s most powerful media figures, it also solidified his reputation as a mercurial

TerraCycle promises to make use of plastic garbage that almost no one else wants to touch, like cigarette butts and diapers. But does it actually get recycled? Kal Penn meets the company’s founder, Tom Szaky. — Getting Warmer is Bloomberg’s exclusive new show about climate, clean energy and business, anchored by actor and former White

The Transportation Security Administration — or TSA — employs more than 1,000 explosives detection canine teams at any given time. But before they’re deployed to one of the many mass-transit sites across the United States, they must graduate from the TSA National Explosives Detection Canine Program. Insider spent a day with the program at the

After losing his sight, architect Chris Downey designed the LightHouse building in San Francisco to help blind and visually-impaired people to navigate life. He talks through the design details with mathematician Hannah Fry. — Do you want to know what your future holds? A life beyond 150 years old? A world where computers can read

Sponsor content by On. With the creation of their unique CloudTec® technology, which provides runners with responsive, multi-directional cushioning in their footwear, On was a brand already doing things differently. Now they’re taking this commitment to innovation even further: From the Cloudneo to the launch of their Cyclon program — a recyclable shoe subscription service

The demise of Credit Suisse, one of Europe’s most important banks, looked like it might spark a new financial crisis. After years of scandals involving cocaine smugglers and corporate espionage, the last week of the 166-year-old bank’s history was a rush to prevent the worst-case scenario, and resulted in a multi-billion-dollar deal with UBS that

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After UBS agreed to spend $3.25bn to rescue its rival Credit Suisse, executives are trying to move past the risks and sell investors on the benefits of the shotgun marriage. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3LK94rb #banking #UBS #creditsuisse See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132.

Methane has 80 times the global warming power of carbon dioxide, and huge amounts spew into the atmosphere daily. In this segment from Getting Warmer, Kal Penn breaks down what you need to know about the gas, the surprising places it’s leaking from and why fixing methane leaks is one of the quickest and cheapest

On day one, harvesters cut out these river reeds. And in 8 days, after drying, burning and filtering, the reeds will produce one of the most expensive salts in the world. Just one tablespoon of river reed salt costs about $1 in Kenya. Compare that to the 4 cents it costs locals for the same

There’s more hope than ever that prosthetics will have proprioception as good as ours one day. Mathematician Hannah Fry delves into the evolution of artificial limbs. — Do you want to know what your future holds? A life beyond 150 years old? A world where computers can read our emotions? A planet transformed by unlimited

How much sugar should you eat? The FDA wants to tell you, but the sugar industry has spent $168 million fighting measures like this since 2009.

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The $180bn gaming industry, twice the size of the film business, already attracts hundreds of millions of players. But as tech leaders vie to create the next iteration of the internet, gaming has become a battleground. The FT explores how gaming got so big, and whether it really can be the gateway into this new

From real estate to space, Seattle’s tech scene is awash in A.I. Hello World’s Ashlee Vance meets up with Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman and Rendered.AI CEO Nathan Kundtz for the latest. Watch more Hello World in the Pacific Northwest: Part One: Visiting The World’s Most Curious Human Part Three: The World’s Smartest Robot Is Living

Before a rocket can blast off into space, it must travel 4.2 miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. That’s where NASA’s crawler-transporters come in. They’re the largest self-powered vehicles on the planet, and they’re designed to transport rockets to the launchpad. We got an inside look at how

The FT’s global China editor James Kynge talks to Alexander Gabuev from the Carnegie Moscow Center about China’s ‘no-limits’ friendship with Russia, the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and how the war in Ukraine changes the geo-political landscape. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3qsGQWH See if you get the FT for free as a student

The promise of a new age of limitless clean energy is dawning in France. Mathematician Hannah Fry goes inside the largest international fusion project ever built. — Do you want to know what your future holds? A life beyond 150 years old? A world where computers can read our emotions? A planet transformed by unlimited

Shake Shack’s CEO tells CNNMoney’s Cristina Alesci why Chipotle’s troubles are a great reminder about food safety, and why millennials are willing to pay more for quality.

With a whopping $500 million food budget, catering chefs for Singapore Airlines pump out 19 million in-flight meals a year. But cooking food for 30,000 feet is anything but easy. Airplane meals, like us, can’t miss their flights. So chefs move with military clockwork to stay within flight schedules and food safety requirements. Then there’s

A whistleblower’s greenwashing allegations, and the impact they’ve had Last year Desiree Fixler was fired from her position as head of sustainability at German asset manager DWS. She says her dismissal came after she warned the company it was overstating its sustainable investment credentials. DWS has always denied Fixler’s allegations, but what impact have her

Using a technique he has perfected over thousands of surfboards, Danny Hess makes the most beautiful, sustainable wooden surfboards in the world. #MADE #Surfing #BloombergQuicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive perks: http://www.youtube.com/bloomberg/join Subscribe to Quicktake Explained: https://bit.ly/3iERrup QuickTake Originals is Bloomberg’s official premium video channel. We bring you

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has prompted regulators to announce a package of emergency measures to prevent panic among depositors and contagion in the rest of the banking system. Read more at https://www.ft.com/silicon-valley-bank #siliconvalleybank #svb #banks #financialindustry See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial:

In this segment from Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explains why the US may have reached a tipping point in its transition to electric vehicles, and why it took so long. He also shows how your new EV could be an “Airbnb for utility companies.” — Getting Warmer is Bloomberg’s exclusive new show about climate, clean

UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta tells Rachel Crane how the lead promotion in mixed martial arts made 2015 its most successful year ever.

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For farmers, keeping crops healthy is key to increasing agricultural output. Combining satellite data and on-the-ground observations, farms are now moving towards efficient, natural systems away from artificial fertilisers. Watch how a farm in the Netherlands monitors soil quality using open-source assessment methods. #farming #data See if you get the FT for free as a

NFL legend Steve Young is now a force in the world of private equity, heading up a firm with $7 billion in assets. He’s intent on writing a new playbook, both for former athletes and the PE industry. #sports #AthleteEmpire #bloombergquicktake ——– Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Become a Quicktake Member for exclusive perks: http://www.youtube.com/bloomberg/join

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